Best Rabbitfish for my 210g FOWLR

[sneakerpimp]

I'm looking into getting an attractive rabbitfish that will eat a lot of algae.

My LFS has a small scribbled rabbitfish. The owner told me it will eat the most different types of algae.

 

[tibob32]

beautiful fish. I've only had experience with the common one spot foxface.. .that thing will eat anything. Algae, pods molts floating around, fish poop

 

[shecky79]

try the magnificent foxface. theres one on L A in the DD

 

[thor32766]

what kind of algea are you looking for him to eat?

 

[sneakerpimp]

what kind of algea are you looking for him to eat?

The green and brown algae that grows on the back of the tank and other places i can't clean easily. I'm not sure about other algaes that will pop up in the tank, the tank has been running for just three weeks. So far I have 15 hermits, 1 turbo snail, 3 Banded Trochus Snails, 4 blue/green chromis and a chalk bass.

 

[sneakerpimp]

beautiful fish. I've only had experience with the common one spot foxface.. .that thing will eat anything. Algae, pods molts floating around, fish poop

fish poop? Really???

 

[29reef]

If you want a tang to clean the glass the best bet will be a bristletooth tang. Rabbits are great cleaners but they don't have the mouth for glass.

 

[sneakerpimp]

If you want a tang to clean the glass the best bet will be a bristletooth tang. Rabbits are great cleaners but they don't have the mouth for glass.

what's the most attractive bristletooth?

 

[UtahReefer]

Chevron Tang

 

[cchase231]

I have an orange spot rabbitfish that wont let ANY algae grow in my 160. He is the best algae eater I have ever seen. I can't say if they are all the same because this is the only one I've ever had, but he is an absolute algae destroyer.

 

[LisaD]

Here is a decent article: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/rabbitfi.htm

I have a blue spotted rabbitfish (S. corallinus) in my 210. Raised it from 2" to about 8" over 3-4 years.

Here is an old picture of mine, doesn't do the fish justice:

My tank has a high bioload and is pretty much algae free on rocks and back. I do have to scrape the glass in the front and sides.

This is a fantastic fish, gets along with everybody, eats well, looks good. Kind of like a tang without all the attitude.